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The Candidates tournament is always an eagerly anticipated one. All the world’s best players compete fiercely to qualify to fight for the right to challenge the defending world champions — … Read More
As many as six players shared the lead after the fifth round of the Rs 2.5 lakh prize money Grand Prix Chess Series, organised by Indian Chess School, on Saturday. … Read More
Chess great Magnus Carlsen is launching a world Freestyle Chess tour as the variant of the game, also known as Chess960, is gaining in popularity, the world number one announced … Read More
Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa failed to register a win from an advantageous position against compatriot D Gukesh as their seventh-round match ended in a draw in the Prague Masters Chess … Read More
Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh defeated Vincent Keymer of Germany, but his compatriot R. Praggnanandhaa was held to a draw by Mateusz Bartel of Poland in the eighth and penultimate round … Read More
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated overnight sole leader Nodirbek Abdusattarov of Uzbekistan to stake his claim for the top honours at the Prague Masters chess tournament here. Winning with the … Read More
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa crashed through the defence of compatriot Vidit Gujrathi but D. Gukesh suffered a shock defeat from a position of strength against Czech Republic’s David Navara of … Read More
Raising a red flag over delay in issuance of visas to players competing in the prestigious Candidates event, International chess federation FIDE on Saturday enjoined Canada to process the applications … Read More
The Indian trio of R Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh and Vidit Gujrathi played out draws on a dull fourth round day in the Prague Masters Chess tournament here. It was time … Read More
India’s R. Praggnanandhaa came up with a scintillating performance to grind down German Vincent Keymer in the first round of the Prague Masters Chess tournament that got underway here on … Read More
